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As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese first, Asian American groups rush to prep (www.nbcnews.com)
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Asian American groups are preparing for potential deportations of undocumented Chinese nationals, particularly military-age men, under Trump’s proposed immigration policies.

Sources indicate Chinese nationals may be prioritized due to alleged national security concerns, reflecting broader anti-China sentiment.

Community organizations are creating multilingual resources, coordinating legal support, and educating families on their rights.

Trump’s rhetoric ties Chinese immigrants to fears of espionage, intensifying anxieties.

Advocates highlight the historical targeting of minority groups during national security crises and warn of significant impacts on vulnerable communities, urging solidarity and swift action.

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

For the white folk like my family that are out there wondering why so many people are afraid: here it is.

You don't have to be an illegal immigrant to get caught up in this. If you're an American citizen who is arrested and thrown in a camp without access to communications or legal counsel, how can you prove you're a citizen? You'll end up being in line at a deportation hearing, get 30 seconds in front of a judge, and find yourself deported because you didn't have the correct documentation on your body.

Or if you did and the immigration gestapo "lost" it.

I'm so white that even sunburnt I still look like a ghost, so I'm safe. But that shouldn't be what protects me from illegal deportation.

[-] TheBraveSirRobbin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'm so white that even sunburnt I still look like a ghost, so I'm safe. But that shouldn't be what protects me from illegal deportation.

I got sunburnt taking out the trash so I'm in the same boat as you.

[-] enbyecho@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Ok, so now if you are Asian in addition to being even vaguely brown, you will at all times need to carry papers showing you are authorized to be here. You will be subject to being stopped and questioned and should you fail to produce your papers you may be detained, possibly for quite some time, until YOU can prove you are authorized to be here. Even if you are here legally your status may be revoked and you will be ejected from the country, probably at your own expense. No doubt in that case anything you own here in the US will be confiscated.

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

No doubt in that case anything you own here in the US will be confiscated.

Thanks to asset forfeiture, those objects are guilty in the furtherance of a crime and will have to defend themselves in court.

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago

Just to add it to the MOUNTAIN of IToldYaSo I am saving up. If you are a LEGAL immigrant, make plans, you might become illegal over night. These people are insane and vile, protect yourself.

[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

Even if you were born here, he wants to revoke citizenship from second-generation immigrants too.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I'm a 15th generation American citizen and I still feel threatened

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

This is it.

They aren't even gonna try to prove the accusations are legitimate.

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that is even more insane. Removing birthright citizenship is just sick.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

I'd say the constitution means he can't do that... but...........

The Supreme Court is basically Trump

[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

There is a part in the consistution that says you are a citizen if: A or B and C. Birthright comes from A, where as people who travel to the USA need B and C, and people believe that means A or (B and C).

Trump wants it to be (A or B) and C.

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[-] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 30 points 2 days ago

particularly military-age men

And give China more people to wage war against America with? Sounds like a great plan! (/s obviously)

[-] Zpiritual@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

Indeed. The safest course of action is naturally to put them in concentration camps to avoid that possibility (/s as well).

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 156 points 3 days ago

Also to anyone saying “well how can they deport a citizen when the other country won’t take them since they’re not one of their citizens?”

That’s the point…. They’ll stay locked up in internment camps because the US “is looking into their citizenship status” and they’ll stay there for an indefinite time.

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 89 points 3 days ago

"Then what happens when those get too full?"

Guess what happened in Germany.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 52 points 3 days ago

My money is on them building more camps instead. The prison industrial complex would be very unhappy about slaves going to waste.

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In Germany Nazis literally worked them to death (Vernichtung dutch Rabbit)

Typo too weird to fix it

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 26 points 3 days ago

I'm assuming it's autocorrect, but there were no Dutch rabbits involved. It's Vernichtung durch Arbeit, extermination through work.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

Call them what they are. Concentration camps.

And I've been saying the same thing. In fact, treaties will have to be negotiated with a lot of those countries even if they will be willing to take those citizens back. They can't just land a bunch of C-130s in Shanghai and push all the undocumented Chinese immigrants out onto the tarmac.

These people will be interred for a long time. In concentration camps.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes exactly. Whenever you go down the road:

“They should go back to where they came from”

It always concludes with kill them all eventually.

These people went to another country because they had no good home, there is no home to go back to.

They have arrived and are willing to do anything for a good life, a smart country would harness that energy instead of pretending these are spoiled expats that just wanted more.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

Because what's cheaper than even undocumented immigrants labor? Prison labor.

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[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 56 points 3 days ago

The British thought immigrants would be deported after the Brexit too. But then they quickly realized they form the backbone of some of the critical sectors like hospitality, logistics, construction etc. So they quietly pretended like nothing ever happened.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 55 points 3 days ago

Here in the US, undocumented immigrants form the backbone of food production (agriculture and meat processing) and restaurants, such that mass deportations would cause unimaginable inflation in food prices. I want to think that means the Republicans won't actually do it, but I thought they wouldn't actually overturn Roe v. Wade either.

[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

They thought that Brext would deport Pakistan people, leaving the French. Instead, it deported French and left a Pakistan person as the PM.

[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah, and the Brexit vote fucked us. Being in the EU was great. Anyone could see that leaving wasn't going to make much difference to immigration.

[-] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago

It made some difference, but the racists really self-owned on that one by making the country outwardly hostile to generally white EU migrants.

This was quickly followed by an uptick in not white, non EU migrants that the casual racist abhors.

Particularly evident in NHS recruitment with EU recruits stagnating and African/Asian recruits increasing.

Aside from that, the vote has pretty much fucked us all for a couple of generations minimum. Put to vote, I would gladly rejoin, even at the expense of the Pound. We'll never see the almost 2:1 buying power against the Dollar ever again anyway.

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[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 75 points 3 days ago

My dad remarried a China-nese lady after my mom passed away. He voted for Trump in 2020 and 2024. I love this lady like my own mom, but the leopard is coming in to eat soon.

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago

Noteworthy, Trump's support from Asian American voters grew 5 points to 39% in 2024.

The AsiansMAGA PAC raised $77,063.89 for Trump, outspending some other Asian American PACs but admittedly not as much as the AAPI.

Not saying they deserve it or anything, but there certainly will be some leopards eating the faces among them.

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

"Wait... He wants to deport US? Not just them!"

[-] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 3 days ago

How likely do y'all think that I as a US Citizen with Chinese ancestry is gonna get deported.

Becausing looking back in history, e.g the Chinese Exclusion Act, it doesn't give me too much hope.

Welp out of one dicatorship into another 🤷‍♂️

Oh the situation is even more messed up considering the fact that in Chinese law, citizenship is automatically revoked when you obtain foreign citizenship. Guess I could end up stateless, in a CCP dictatorship.

Fuck this world.

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[-] spector@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

That makes sense. Asians don't even seem to be in conversation on racial issues. I could see them slipping this under the radar.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

That's a lot of Asian faces (39%) for these leopard to eat.

Wouldn't be surprised if they try to strip Asian American citizens, naturalized or natural born, of their citizenship either.

[-] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Jesus Christ, every thread about deportations has some moron talking about leopards.

Undocumented immigrants can't vote. I hate to take away whatever satisfaction you're getting from human suffering here, but it is categorically not "leopards eating faces".

Is that 39% the percentage of Asian Americans who voted for Trump? I bet most of those are rich enough that they don't have to worry. What percentage of your demographic voted Republican? Do you deserve to be punished for them?

The world isn't just and these people aren't getting what they deserve. Put this energy into volunteering for organizations trying to help people. We have to stick together to get through the next four years.

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